Practice Assembler Directives: Instructions to the Assembler - 2.4.2 | Module 2: Machine Instructions and Assembly Language Programming | Computer Architecture
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Question 1

Easy

What directive is used to specify the starting address for the program?

💡 Hint: It defines the initial location in memory.

Question 2

Easy

What does the EQU directive do?

💡 Hint: Think of it as a way to label values.

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Question 1

What does the ORG directive do?

  • Allocates memory
  • Defines a symbolic name
  • Specifies the starting memory address

💡 Hint: It helps set the initial location in code layout.

Question 2

True or False: EQU is used to define uninitialized memory.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about what EQU is meant to do.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Write a mini assembly program using assembler directives that allocates space for a buffer of 64 bytes and initializes it with the letters A to Z followed by a null terminator.

💡 Hint: Count the total number of characters you need to declare and remember to end with a null terminator.

Question 2

Explain how the assembler would handle a scenario where you use both ORG and RESB directives in the same assembly program.

💡 Hint: Think about how memory is laid out sequentially.

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